By Associated Press - Monday, September 10, 2018

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Authorities say a man was taken to a hospital he was rescued from the roof of a burning building in Lincoln.

The apartment building blaze was reported around 1:40 p.m. Saturday. Investigator Damon Robbins says the fire started when a man began lighting fireworks after a “psychological emergency.”

The man escaped from the third floor onto the roof. After his rescue he was taken to a hospital for precautionary reasons.



The building was declared a total loss.

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